I hope that the Irish have a great day of celebrations today and that they continue to enjoy well-deserved peace:):):)

Ant

17th Mar 2008, 00:11

A very kind thought from B A Lert, and wishing all fellow Irishmen and women around the globe a very happy St. Patricks day.

I shall be e-mailing my brothers a 'long distance' good wishes (I live in Kent,UK while twin brother lives in Wellington and younger brother in Hamilton New Zealand, though all born in Dublin's fair city).

I hope I don't send them the dreaded Irish computer virus (http://www.jokefile.co.uk/computer_jokes/irishvirus.html)

Now, where did I put the shamrock to pin to my lapel?

con-pilot

17th Mar 2008, 00:43

Sadly no Saint Pat's Day party for us this year, we will be working out of town on my new career in a little town in Southeast Oklahoma. :(

(Our friends will be going through withdrawal. :p)

(Yup, at 60 I'm starting a brand new career helping our youngest son's new company get started. Taskmaster he is, making us work five days a week, all day long (well at least 6 or 7 hours a day Monday through Friday. ;))

(Okay, okay, some days it is only three or four hours a day, including driving time.)

Anyway.

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

Barkly1992

17th Mar 2008, 01:55

And to all Oz residents - don't forget that St Patrick's day is the last day to plant your Sweet Peas.

G-CPTN

17th Mar 2008, 02:35

I elieve that I heard that it is the appropriate day to plant potatoes - both early and late varieties (the crop-ready date being determined by the rate of development rather than the earliness or lateness of planting). There was also mention of it being the day when Welsh folk place a potato in each pocket and spend the day fondling them as a cure for rheumatism.

Background Noise

17th Mar 2008, 09:44

http://www.proud2bpat.com/

mutt

17th Mar 2008, 17:25

What is out on the lawn all summer and is Irish?
Patty O'Furniture

What do you call a fake stone in Ireland?
Sham rock

Why do frogs like St. Patrick's Day?
Because they are always wearing green

When is an Irish Potato not an Irish Potato?
When it's a French fry

What does it mean when you find a horseshoe?
Some poor horse is going barefoot

Why did the elephant wear his green sneakers instead of his red ones?
His red ones were in the wash

Why is a river rich?
Because it has two banks

What does a leprechaun call a happy man wearing green?
A jolly green giant

What is Barney's favorite thing on St. Patricks day?
A Blarney Stone

What do you get when you cross a pillowcase with a stone?
A Sham Rock

Why did St. Patrick drive all the snakes out of Ireland?
He couldn't afford plane fare.

Have you ever heard of the 6-leaf clover?
Neither have I

Why do leprechauns hide behind 4-leafclovers and not 3-leafclovers?
They need all the luck they can get

What happens when a leprechaun falls into a river?
He gets wet.

Why do people wear shamrocks on St. Patrick's Day?
Sure now, but them regular rocks be way to heavy, don't you know.

What do you call a diseased Irish criminal?
A leper con

What do you say to a leprechaun?
How's the weather down there.

What is a nuahcerpel?
Leprechaun spelled backwards

Why is Erin, the beanie baby's birthday on St.Patrick's day?
Because that is when she was born

Why did the leprechaun cross the road?
He wanted to find the pot of gold faster

Why did the man cross the road?
A leprechaun chasing rainbows was on the other side. (

What did one Irish ghost say to the other?
' Top O the moaning!"

Where would you find a leprechaun baseball team?
In the Little League!

What do you call a leprechaun's vacation home?
A lepre-condo!

What do you call a leprechaun with a sore throat?
A streprechaun!

What did St. Patrick say to the snakes?
He told them to "hiss off"

When is an Irish Potato not an Irish Potato?
When it's a French fry

Why did the elephant wear his green sneakers instead of his red ones?
His red ones were in the wash

What do elves learn in school?
The elf-abet!

What would you get if you crossed a stupid boy with a well known Irish
Ballad?
"O Dummy Boy"!

What would you get if you crossed a leprechaun with a bathroom?
A lepre john!

What's little and green and goes two hundred miles per hour?
A leprechaun in a blender!

Do leprechauns get angry when you make fun of their height?
Yeah, but only a little!

Why are leprechauns so hard to get along with?
Because they're very short-tempered!

What's an Irishman who keeps bouncing off walls called?
Rick O'Shea.

Happy St Patricks Day to all my countrymen/friends.

Mutt

DON T

17th Mar 2008, 18:33

Didn't the Vatican change St Patrick's Day to last Saturday as it couldn't be in Holy Week? If not we'll have to celebrate again tonight.;)

GOLF_BRAVO_ZULU

17th Mar 2008, 22:34

I thought St Paddy's Day was last year?

airship

17th Mar 2008, 23:47

I thought I'd seen something about it being St. Patrick's day recently. Usually there's a lot of noise emanating from all the so-called Irish bars across from me (only because they have Guiness on draught - but run by the local mafia) on the day. :confused: Or maybe the Irish have done pretty badly at rubgy recently and they're all keeping a low profile...?! :E